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mâakMeanings
1AdverbA1
very; extremely
to a high degree; very; extremely (commonly placed after adjectives/adverbs).
Examples
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This rice is very delicious.
Yesterday I was very tired after work.
Tomorrow the traffic will probably be very heavy in the morning.
2AdverbA1
much; a lot; greatly
in great amount or to a great extent; much; a lot; greatly (after verbs).
Examples
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After running, he drinks a lot of water.
Yesterday we worked a lot until we were tired.
They spent a lot of money on this trip.
3AdjectiveA2
many; numerous
existing in large number; many; numerous (attributive or predicative).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
There are many people in the market.
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Yesterday there were many questions from customers.
This year it rains often, causing there to be many mosquitoes in the neighborhood.
งานอาสาสมัครngaan-aa-sǎa-sà-màkต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanคนkonมากmâakจึงjʉngเปิดรับสมัครbpə̀ət-ráp-sà-màkเพิ่มpə̂əm
The volunteer work needs many people, so they are opening more applications.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mâak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |